Element Materials Technology - Rockford
Part of Element Materials Technology
More labs in this area: EMC testing in Illinois
Rockford, Illinois, United States
+1 815-315-92503761 S. Central Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, 61102, United States
About
Element's Rockford laboratory occupies an 83,000 square foot facility on South Central Avenue in Rockford, Illinois, and holds the highest field-strength capability of any laboratory in this directory: a high-field reverberation chamber generating in excess of 22,000 V/m to MIL-STD-464 levels, an order of magnitude beyond the 200 to 600 V/m that most high-intensity facilities reach. Conventional capability is correspondingly deep - radiated susceptibility to MIL-STD-461 RS103 above 200 V/m across 10 kHz to 40 GHz, reverberation chambers qualified for RTCA DO-160 Category L from 100 MHz to 40 GHz, and a 10 metre EMC measurement chamber covering 26 MHz to 40 GHz. Its indirect lightning effects facility runs DO-160 multiple burst and multiple stroke waveforms to Level 5, the most severe category, which together with the HIRF capability makes the site a one-stop route for civil aircraft electrical and electronic equipment qualification. Accreditation is held from A2LA to ISO/IEC 17025 under certificate 214-28 for electrical testing and 214-54 for mechanical, and Element as a group is a Notified Body for the European EMC Directive, an Approved Body for the UK EMC regulations and a Conformity Assessment Body for the FCC. Beyond electromagnetics the site runs environmental simulation across temperature, humidity and altitude in walk-in and bench chambers, structural dynamics including electrodynamic shakers, sine-on-random and classical vibration and pyrotechnic shock, salt spray corrosion testing, power systems testing to 300 kVA, and four-quadrant drive stands rated 500 and 150 horsepower. Specialisations are aerospace HIRF and indirect lightning qualification, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-464 defence programmes, high-field reverberation testing, and combined EMC with dynamics and environmental qualification.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| A2LA |
| FCC Listed |
| ISED (Canada) |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | MIL-STD-461G RE101, MIL-STD-461G RE102, MIL-STD-461G RE103, RTCA DO-160G Section 21, CISPR 11, EN 55011, CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 25, CISPR 12, FCC Part 15B, FCC Part 15C, FCC Part 18, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4, EN 50121-3-2 |
| Conducted Emissions | MIL-STD-461G CE101, MIL-STD-461G CE102, MIL-STD-461G CE106, RTCA DO-160G Section 21, CISPR 11, EN 55011, CISPR 32, EN 55032, CISPR 25, FCC Part 15B, FCC Part 18, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4 |
| Radiated Immunity | MIL-STD-461G RS103, MIL-STD-464, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, IEC 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-3, EN 55035, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2, ISO 11452-2 |
| Conducted Immunity | MIL-STD-461G CS114, MIL-STD-461G CS115, MIL-STD-461G CS116, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, IEC 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-6, EN 55035, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2 |
| Radiated Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461G RS101, MIL-STD-461G RS103, MIL-STD-461G RS105, MIL-STD-464, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, DEF STAN 59-411 |
| Conducted Susceptibility | MIL-STD-461G CS101, MIL-STD-461G CS103, MIL-STD-461G CS104, MIL-STD-461G CS105, MIL-STD-461G CS114, MIL-STD-461G CS115, MIL-STD-461G CS116, MIL-STD-461G CS117, MIL-STD-461G CS118, ISO 7637-2 |
| ESD | IEC 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-2, MIL-STD-461G CS118, RTCA DO-160G Section 25, ISO 10605 |
| EFT/Burst | IEC 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | IEC 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-5, RTCA DO-160G Section 22, MIL-STD-461G CS117, IEC 61000-4-12, IEC 61000-4-18 |
| Harmonics & Flicker | IEC 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-2, IEC 61000-3-3, EN 61000-3-3 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | IEC 61000-4-11, EN 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-29 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | IEC 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-8, MIL-STD-461G RE101, MIL-STD-461G RS101, RTCA DO-160G Section 15 |
| Bulk Current Injection (BCI) | MIL-STD-461G CS114, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, ISO 11452-4 |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | MIL-STD-461G, RTCA DO-160G, CISPR 32, IEC 61000-4-3, MIL-STD-464 |
| Military EMC | MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-464, DEF STAN 59-411 |
| MIL-STD-461 | MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-461G |
| Military Power Quality | MIL-STD-704F, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-464 |
| Commercial Aviation EMC | RTCA DO-160G Section 15, RTCA DO-160G Section 16, RTCA DO-160G Section 17, RTCA DO-160G Section 18, RTCA DO-160G Section 19, RTCA DO-160G Section 20, RTCA DO-160G Section 21, RTCA DO-160G Section 22, RTCA DO-160G Section 23, RTCA DO-160G Section 25 |
| Automotive Component EMC | CISPR 25, ISO 11452-2, ISO 11452-4, ISO 11452-5, ISO 7637-2, ISO 10605 |
| Railway EMC | EN 50121-1, EN 50121-3-1, EN 50121-3-2, EN 50121-4, EN 50155 |
| Medical Device EMC | EN 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 61326-2-6 |
| Radio Equipment Testing | ETSI EN 301 489-1, ETSI EN 301 489-3, ETSI EN 301 489-17, FCC Part 15.247, RSS-247 |
| Product Safety | IEC 62368-1, EN 62368-1, IEC 61010-1, EN 60601-1 |
| Environmental Testing | MIL-STD-810H, RTCA DO-160G Section 4, RTCA DO-160G Section 5, RTCA DO-160G Section 6, RTCA DO-160G Section 10, RTCA DO-160G Section 11, RTCA DO-160G Section 14, IEC 60068-2-1, IEC 60068-2-2, IEC 60068-2-30, ASTM B117 |
| Mechanical Testing | MIL-STD-810H, RTCA DO-160G Section 7, RTCA DO-160G Section 8, IEC 60068-2-6, IEC 60068-2-27, IEC 60068-2-64 |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| UKCA |
| FCC |
| ISED |
| MIL-STD qualification |
| DO-160 qualification |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Aerospace & Defense |
| Military |
| Automotive |
| Telecommunications |
| Medical Devices |
| Consumer Electronics |
| Energy & Power |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Railway |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| High-field reverberation chamber generating over 22,000 V/m (MIL-STD-464 levels) |
| Reverberation chambers qualified for DO-160 Category L, 100 MHz - 40 GHz |
| 10 m EMC measurement chamber, 26 MHz - 40 GHz |
| RS103 radiated susceptibility above 200 V/m, 10 kHz - 40 GHz |
| DO-160 indirect lightning effects system, multiple burst and stroke to Level 5 |
| EMI receiver |
| Spectrum and signal analysers to 40 GHz |
| LISN |
| CDN |
| BCI injection probes |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge and damped oscillatory generators |
| Harmonics and flicker analyser |
| Power systems test capability to 300 kVA |
| Four-quadrant drive stands rated 500 HP and 150 HP |
| MIL-STD-704 / MIL-STD-1275 power quality simulator |
| Walk-in and bench environmental chambers (temperature, humidity, altitude) |
| Electrodynamic shaker systems |
| Pyrotechnic shock test facility |
| Salt spray corrosion chambers |
| On-site instrumentation and spectral analysis |
| 83,000 sq ft facility |
